GCSE Biology Revision “Land Use”

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In this video, we look at how human land use reduces biodiversity. We look closely at peat and the consequences of using this both on biodiversity and on global warming.

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House By Simon Oliver – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51206757

Polar bear By Ansgar Walk – photo taken by Ansgar Walk, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=905243

African Woman By Anna Langova – http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=9894&picture=african-woman, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20981125

Red eyed tree frog By Charlesjsharp – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25024546

Clown fish By Ritiks – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24825656

Iguana By Aalokmjoshi – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49757762

Toucan By Ttschleuder – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16890275

Factory By Niteshift – Self-photographed, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2431971

Trafford Centre By Charles Bowring – Photograph taken from Cessna 172s on 18 september 2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6243943

Airport “User: (WT-shared) Tsalanang at wts wikivoyage [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
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Farm By Herry Lawford – originally posted to Flickr as Harvest, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11269097

Quarry By Wolkenkratzer – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19911603

Landfill “https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greater_Adjutants_Leptoptilos_dubius_on_garbage_dump_at_Deepor_Beel_Guwahati_by_Dr._Raju_Kasambe_(3).jpg

By Dr. Raju Kasambe [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons”

Peat extraction “https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Torfabbau-im-wurzacher-ried.jpg

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Flowers By Barbara Walsh from Ireland – Colour on a dull day, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63945640

Power station By Burger – Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11005331

Peat cutting By Jon Sullivan – http://www.public-domain-image.com/public-domain-images-pictures-free-stock-photos/nature-landscapes-public-domain-images-pictures/field-public-domain-images-pictures/field-peat-cutting.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24905045

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By Takkk [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], from Wikimedia Commons”

Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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